I think people have to understand that it's literally built into Americans' DNA to believe we can do things others see as impossible.
A bunch of farmers with muskets and no shoes took on the might of King George's empire, and that spirit is still alive in some form today.
it sounds dumb but it took me until 30 to internalize that people just say anything and it behooves you to ignore them and focus on what they do and how what they do makes you feel.
what you need to understand about recommending a show to me is that no matter how much we both know I'll like it, I can't watch it until the Neurodivergence Department in my brain approves it. I don't know when that will be, and I don't have any more control over it than you do.
y’all genuinely have to lock in this year no discourse no ironic homophobia no dumb shit we gotta uplift the community and especially trans people right now
harvey dent's "you either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" line has become a standard english proverb to the point i'm damn certain a lot of people use it without even knowing it came from TDK
there was something beautiful about library checkout cards because you could literally see the history of human curiosity attached to a book. like a tiny ghost trail of strangers connected by the same story.
ngl, as a victim of abuse, the resentment my social circle carries for my ex is one of the most healing things they could possibly do for me. i don’t even gotta hate that mf myself, they got me covered so i can move on with my life 🙏🏻
Every freedom you have as a woman was earned through the sacrifice of women who came before you. You didn’t inherit these rights by luck. Someone marched, protested, and paid a price for them.
You have the power to help your friends as well as yourself. Turn your phone off. I mean, completely power it down, then put it in a time lock box. Start with a half hour. Then one. Two. Four. An entire day.
Tell friends who call or text what you’re doing. Tell them how it feels to be free, to feel your mind get beyond that twitchy desire to check social media or email. To know you’re stronger than the desire to check your phone.
Get into a book or movie. Take a walk. Nap. Meet up with friends in green spaces under the sun, away from your phones. Live.
Free range humans. Let’s make that happen.
i read steinbeck at 15 bc he was featured in one tree hill. i found daft punk through that pentatonix mashup. i watched a room with a view bc a favorite professors loved it. These are all favorites of mine now. you arent born with cultural knowledge, you have to find it somewhere